How to Remotely Wipe Android Phone

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How to Wipe Android Phone Remotely If It's Lost
or locked? Solved
  • https//www.coolmuster.com/phone-clean/remote-wipe
    -android.html

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With the advent of technology and invention of
smartphones, our life has become incredibly
flexible, comfortable and collaborative. Android
gadgets making way for users to use numerous
features and apps have become one of the most
essential things in our lives. Nevertheless, if
your Android phone is lost, damaged or stolen,
your private documents and data will be put at
risk. This can even be worse if the phone was
used for corporate purposes. Now, if you are
faced with such situations, worry no more! There
are several ways you can use to wipe your Android
phone remotely as outlined in this article. Part
1 How to Remotely Wipe Android Phone If It's
Lost or Locked? Part 2 How to Erase Everything
on Android Phone When It's Accessible?
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Part 1 How to Remotely Wipe Android Phone If
It's Lost or Locked?
1. Using Find My Device App It is essential to
install Find My Device App in your Android phone
if you want to wipe its data remotely. Also, you
should check your Settings to confirm that the
application is ON. Follow the following steps to
install the application on your phone. gt Download
the Find My Device app from Google Play Store. gt
Go to Google Settings, then security and finally
Find My Device app. gt Enable your phone's
location to be accessed by the application.
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How to Find your Phone via Find My Phone
App? There are two ways that one can employ to
locate a lost or stolen Android device through
Find My Device App installed on another Android
phone or through the official Find My Device
website. - After login to the site or
application, the app will try to locate your lost
or missing phone. - From the map, you will get a
signal if the device is ON. Here, you will get
three options to perform on the phone lock it,
ring it, or remotely wipe it.
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- Find My Device will report the location of your
lost device if it is not ON or cannot access a
signal after it is switched ON or gets connected
to a cellular network or Wi-Fi. - Now, if you are
sure your phone is lost, always click the remote
wipe option.
Video Tutorial https//youtu.be/Kic-A51Wqgk
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2. Using Android Device Manager This option
allows users to lock, ring, and find the precise
location of their devices. The technique involved
is easy, and you will only be required to have an
Android Device Manager account from the official
website. Users can link their Android smartphones
with related services after creating an Android
Device Manager account. When you lose your
phone, you will only be required to log in to
this account, and either lock your data or wipe
it remotely. A remote wipe typically resets your
phone to its factory Settings. However, you need
to set up the Android Device Manager on your
phone before wiping it remotely.
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Here are the steps to set up your phone gt Go to
Settings from your phone. gt From the Settings
mode, look for "Personal" Settings, and click
"Google". gt Hit on the services button and then
click the "Security" button gt After carrying out
the steps outlined above, go to the Android
Device Manager and toggle ON the "Remotely locate
this phone" and then enable "Remote lock and
erase".
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gt It is essential to ensure that the location
mode is turned ON in your device.
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Steps to Use When Wiping Data Remotely via
Android Device Manager gt Go to the official
website of Android Device Manager. gt Login using
your Google Account. gt Check whether your phone
is showing up or not.
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gt Select the device that has been stolen or lost
from the list that comes up. You might not be
able to see your device if you hadn't synced it
through the ADM's site. gt After selecting the
phone, you will see its specific location
alongside the menu at the top left corner where
location details are indicated. gt You can then
opt to remote your Android smartphone after
finding its exact location. To do this, hit the
"Wipe your Android remotely" option. Hit "agree"
button on the confirmation window that pops up.
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You May Want to Know How to Wipe iPhone Remotely
If It's Lost or Stolen? How to Fix Unavailable
Location Error in Android Device Manager? It is
essential to ascertain that your device is
correctly connected to the internet before
carrying out the following steps. After
connecting it to the internet, follow these steps
to solve the unavailable location problem in the
Android Device Manager.
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First, make sure your location is set to "High
Accuracy Mode." You can do this by going to
Settings, locations, mode and then select high
accuracy. gt Go to Google Play Services. It is
crucial to possess the current version of the
program and then clear the cache memory. gt After
doing this, restart your device. gt You can now
check whether the unavailable error still exists
or not. Afterwards, you can start the ADM.
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Part 2 How to Erase Everything on Android Phone
When It's Accessible?
If you want to erase all data on your smartphone
while it is still accessible, Coolmuster Android
Eraser(Windows/Mac) is the real deal. Here are
the key features of the program gt It wipes data
permanently from your smartphone, including
private data, deleted data as well as system
Settings. gt It supports all types of Android
files, including videos, SMS, music, images,
applications, call logs, audios, and books, among
others. gt It possesses 100 permanent deletion
and prevents the possibility of recovering the
deleted data. gt It boasts three levels of
deleting data. gt It is compatible with numerous
Android devices such as Huawei, Xiaomi, Samsung,
HTC, and others. The latest Samsung Galaxy S9/S9
Plus/Note 9/Note 9 Plus are included.
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Tips You'd better backup your Android files on
computer beforehand if there are some files that
you don't want to lose forever. Step 1 Connect
Android phone to computer. Download and install
the application on your PC. Launch the
application and connect your phone to the
computer through a working USB cable. Then turn
on USB debugging on your Android phone if you
have not.
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Step 2 Select and confirm your security level of
erasing. Click the "Erase" button to start the
process, then you can choose your security level
for erasing by clicking the menu next to
security. You can either select High Level,
Medium Level, or Low Level. Click the OK button
after selecting the required level. In the blank
box, type "delete" and confirm your selection. On
the pop-up window that appears, click OK button
to begin the deletion process.
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Step 3 Start to wipe Android phone. The program
will start to erase all data on your Android
phone. After that, it will continue to overwrite
data on your device to ensure your data security.
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Step 4. Factory reset your Android phone. After
overwriting your Android phone, it is recommended
to restore your Android phone to default factory
settings, which will completely delete all system
settings and system data on your device.
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Final Words Lastly, wiping Android data remotely
is among the best inventions to ever grace the
smartphone world. This method helps users when
they want to safeguard their private data from
incorrect persons. Nevertheless, we cannot secure
data from our devices by wiping it remotely every
time we lose our phones. With Coolmuster Android
Eraser, you can perform complex tasks on your
phone quickly and fast. Download this application
now, and manage your Android data as needed.
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